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Signing Bonuses for Truck Drivers
October 13, 2007: The U.S.
Army has found that large signing bonuses are an effective way to attract
specific recruits it needs. So the army has increased the bonuses for those new
recruits. Any recruit who agrees to show up for basic training within 30 days
of signing on, gets $5,000. But through the end of the year, recruits can get
$20,000 for going to basic within 30 days of signing up. Additional bonuses,
for a maximum total of $40,000, can also be obtained, depending on what job the
recruit is signing on for. Truck drivers, for example, are now harder to
recruit because this has become a combat job. Truck convoys are a major target
for roadside bombs. So a recruit singing up for six years as a truck driver,
and reporting within 30 days, gets the maximum signing bonus. The full bonus is
not paid immediately. You get half when you complete basic training, and the
rest when you complete your enlistment. Many young troops see this as good way
to save money for school, a house or car after they leave the military.
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